Preview
Larry ten Voorde could skip the sixth round of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland at the Sachsenring next weekend and still be the leader of the standings on Monday. The 26-year-old Dutchman from GP Elite currently holds a 54-point lead in the overall standings of the one-make cup with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. Second-placed Harry King could earn a maximum of 50 points with two victories at the tradition-steeped racetrack near Chemnitz. The UK racer spearheads a three-driver group of pursuers that also includes ten Voorde’s teammate and compatriot Loek Hartog, as well as Porsche Junior Bastian Buus from Denmark.
“The Sachsenring is one of my favourite tracks,” Larry Ten Voorde warns his pursuers. “It’s very demanding from a driving point of view, you can’t afford to make any mistakes. My goal, of course, is to extend my lead in the standings.” Harry King from the Allied-Racing squad, the runner-up in the standings, is also eager to take on the challenge of the 3.7-kilometre circuit. “I only know the Sachsenring from test drives. I like its characteristics, and I’m optimistic. But the track puts more stress on the tyres than usual. That’s why everything has to be right, especially in qualifying. More than one flying lap per set of tyres will barely be possible,” the Briton analyses.
Of the three drivers in the chaser pack, Porsche Junior Bastian Buus is punching above his weight. The 20-year-old Dane, who drives for Allied-Racing, recently celebrated his first victory in this season’s Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland at the Lausitzring. Last weekend, he also secured the title in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup, the international one-make cup run exclusively with the Porsche 911 GT3 Cup. “The situation in the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland is completely different for me. I have to make up points and have nothing to lose. I want to continue where I left off at the Lausitzring,” Buus explains.
“After the flat and flowing layout of the Lausitzring, the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland now heads to the twisty rollercoaster track of the Sachsenring. The storied circuit, where we will once again be competing as part of the DTM, has always been good for some action-packed racing in the past. In addition to the chase for overall leader Larry ten Voorde, the focus also lies on the title battles in the ProAm, the Rookie and Teams classification, which are now entering the critical phase,” comments Hurui Issak, Project Manager Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland.
Rookies, ProAm and Teams classifications
The fight for the team title in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup goes down to the wire between championship leader GP Elite with its drivers Larry ten Voorde, Loek Hartog and rookie Huub van Eijndhoven and the hunter Allied-Racing with Porsche Junior Bastian Buus, Harry King and rookie Vincent Andronaco.
Eleven talented youngsters from six countries pit themselves against each other in the Rookie classification. Theo Oeverhaus currently tops the leaderboard. Driving for the CarTech Motorsport Bonk team, the German holds a narrow lead over the Australian Harri Jones (Scherer Sport PHX) and his fellow compatriot Vincent Andronaco (Allied-Racing). Sitting eighth overall, Oeverhaus is also the best-placed young driver from the Talent Pool of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland.
In the ProAm classification, Ahmad Alshehab from Kuwait (CarTech Motorsport Bonk) currently ranks second in the category and managed to close the gap to leader Sören Spreng (GP Elite) at the Lausitzring. Third in the standings is Bulgarian Georgi Donchev (BG/ProfilDoors by Huber Racing).
TV and internet coverage of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland
Rounds 11 and 12 of the Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland on the Sachsenring will be broadcast live on the internet, including the one-make cup’s YouTube channel and the Porsche Motorsport Hub.
Schedule Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland, round 6, Sachsenring (D)
Friday, 8 September
1:15 – 2:15 am Free Practice
6:25 – 7:00 pm Qualifying
Saturday, 9 September
11:25 – 11:55 am Season race 11
Sunday, 10 September
11:25 – 11:55 am Season race 12
Standings
Standings Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland / drivers (after 10 races)
1. Larry ten Voorde (NL/Team GP Elite), 217 points
2. Harry King (UK/Allied-Racing), 163 points
3. Loek Hartog (NL/Team GP Elite), 149 points
4. Porsche-Junior Bastian Buus (DK/Allied-Racing), 148 points
5. Morris Schuring (NL/FACH AUTO TECH), 94 points
Standings Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland / Rookies (after 10 races)
1. Theo Oeverhaus (D/CarTech Motorsport Bonk), 150 points
2. Harri Jones (AUS/Scherer Sport PHX), 146 points
3. Vincent Andronaco (D/Allied-Racing), 135 points
Standings Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland / ProAm (after 10 races)
1. Sören Spreng (D/GP Elite), 199 points
2. Ahmad Alshehab (KWT/CarTech Motorsport Bonk), 176 points
3. Georgi Donchev (BG/ProfilDoors by Huber Racing), 165 points
Standings Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland / Teams (after 10 races)
1. Team GP Elite (NL), 381 points
2. Allied-Racing (D), 321 points
3. FACH AUTO TECH (CH), 162 points
Full results and championship standings
2023 Porsche Carrera Cup Deutschland calendar
27-29 April: Spa-Francorchamps (B)
9-11 June: Hockenheimring (D)
23-25 June: Zandvoort (NL)
4-6 August: Nürburgring (D)
18-20 August: Lausitzring (D)
8-10 September: Sachsenring (D)
22-24 September: Red Bull Ring (A)
20-22 October: Hockenheimring (D)